...For he niaketh sore, and bindeth up ; he woundeth, and his hands -make whole, Job v. 17, 18. Before I was afflicted, I went astray ; but now have I kept...have been afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes. I know, O Lord, thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me, Ps. cxix....

...objects. Before I was afflicted, saith the Psalmist, / went " Heb. xii. 5, 6. astray: but now I have kept thy word. It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes* . No chastening for the present, saith the Apostle, seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless,...

...was an eminent prophet and preacher, leaving on record a part of his own experience : ' It is good for me that I have been afflicted ; that I might learn thy statutes.' From these words I shall take occasion to discourse on the following observation: — SANCTIFIED AFFLICTIONS...

...the Almighty. Psal. xciv. 12. blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jah. cxix. 71. it is good for me that I have been (Afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes. Prov. i. 23. turn you at my reproof. iii. 11, 12. my son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah, neither...

...under this schoolmaster as well. This afflictive life style did have sanctifying qualities, "Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept Thy Word" (Ps. 119:67). In the preface to a sermon to the House of Commons in 1641, which Bridge preached, he...

...said: "BEFORE I was afflicted I WENT ASTRAY: BUT NOW I have KEPT THY WORD." (Psalm 119:67). "IT IS GOOD for me that I HAVE BEEN AFFLICTED; THAT I MIGHT LEARN THY STATUTES." (Psalm 119:71). "The law of Thy mouth IS BETTER TO ME THAN THOUSANDS OF GOLD AND SILVER." (Psalm 119:72)....

...turn and see the Lord as He solves your problem this very day. For the Word of God says, "It is good for me that I have been afflicted that I might learn Thy statutes." Psalm 119:17. "1 know, Oh Lord, that thy judgments are right and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted...

...experiences. Ask God to reveal new principles that you can apply to your particular problem. "It is good for me that I have been afflicted that I might learn thy statutes. " (Psalm 11 9:71) Do you often feel that God has failed you? It is human to doubt, to be discouraged,...

...Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now I have kept thy word (Psa. 119:67). And again, It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes (Psa. 119:71). This, of course, is a very mature attitude to take toward affliction. Most of us may...

...away. But as I look back over my life, I have to relate to Psalm 1 19:71 where it says, "It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes." Truly, during my affliction, I learned so much about the ways of God. According to Psalm 138:8, "The...